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Northrop Grumman has tested its IMU inertial navigation system during two recent hypersonic flights, which allows high-speed aircraft to navigate without the use of GPS.
The US Army has deployed M2A4 Bradley fighting vehicles to Estonia as part of the Immediate Response Package exercise to demonstrate rapid deployment capabilities in the Baltic region.
Kraken has presented its new Kraken3 Scout Medium surface drone during the annual Special Operations Forces Week conference in Tampa. This was reported by The War Zone.
The United States has deployed four B-52 strategic bombers to an airbase on Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean. This was reported by @MT_Anderson, who spotted the bombers on satellite images.
The second batch of American M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks, which are intended for the Polish Army, has arrived in Poland. This was reported by Polska Zbrojna.
The European Union has announced a decision to allocate almost €1.9 billion in military support for Ukraine. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.
Ukrainian company Nordex presented the Seawolf multi-purpose maritime surface drone at DEFEA 2025 in Athens.
The German Air Force has announced the need for a new generation of anti-aircraft missiles for the IRIS-T system. This refers to the advanced IRIS-T SLX missiles that are currently under development.
At the parade dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism, Kazakhstan demonstrated a new modernisation of the T-72A tank, but the upgrade raised doubts among military experts.
The UK Air Ministry has officially issued a military type certificate (MTC) to the Royal Air Force's Protector RG Mk1 unmanned aerial vehicle, also known as the MQ-9B.
US Army infantry officer Captain Braden Trent has criticised the new XM7 assault rifle. The weapon was selected along with the XM250 light machine gun as the Army's Next Generation Service Weapon (NGSW) to replace the M4 automatic rifle.
Since the end of 2023, Romania has been trying to select a replacement for the outdated MIM-23 Hawk anti-aircraft missile systems, but the announced tender risks ending in failure. The fact is that there is only one participant left in the competition with a proposal that does not meet the requirements.
The Russian holding company Vysokopotrechnye Komplexy handed over another batch of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles with Nakida kits to the Russian Armed Forces.
On 7 May, a Pakistani Chengdu J-10C fighter jet shot down at least two Indian military aircraft during an air battle.
Sweden has signed a $120 million contract with Saab for the supply of Torpedo 47 light torpedoes. Deliveries are due to begin in 2026.
